Thursday 02/26/15

Brazil Trucker Protest Continues Through Ninth Day

Brazilian truckers continued to block highways Thursday, hampering soy exports and harvesting efforts, in spite of an agreement between the government and trucker representatives. The Justice Ministry threatened fines for protestors Thursday.[Read Full Blog Post]

Brazil's government and truckers reached an agreement to end an eight-day road blockade that has hindered soy harvesting and delivery. But protestors continued to block the passage of trucks across the agricultural interior Thursday morning.[Read Full Blog Post]

Brazil's Agriculture Ministry lowered its 2014-15 soybean view to 94.6 mmt on dry weather in the Center-West and dropped its second-crop corn number to 48.3 mmt on soy-crop delays.[Read Full Blog Post]

Tuesday 02/10/15

Brazil's Abiove Raises Soybean View to 92.3 MMT

Abiove raised its Brazilian soybean view to 92.3 mmt. While bucking the trend for lower estimates in recent weeks, the fact that Abiove started from such a low base made the hike less dramatic.[Read Full Blog Post]

Monday 02/09/15

Logistics Monopoly Concerns Brazil's Soy Industry

While Cosan's purchase of a controlling stake in ALL, Brazil's main rail operator, would be accompanied by much-needed investment in commodity rail transport capacity, Brazil's soy industry is concerned that the deal gives the sugar company a virtual monopoly for rail delivery at Santos port.[Read Full Blog Post]

Monday 01/26/15

Brazil Soy Harvest 3% Done, Dryness a Concern

Dry weather allowed Brazil's soybean harvest to progress quickly last week, but a lack of rain is worrying farmers across various parts of the northeast, southeast and center-west.[Read Full Blog Post]

Alastair you need not worry about "dry conditions" there will be "record yields" forever out of that country. The almighty USDA REPORTS will verify that. Amazing how that country can destroy rain forests and weather patterns only get better for their "record yields" crop production. Another amazing feat they enjoy down there with weather patterns are no droughts or flooding or hail storms or high straight line winds etc. only "favorable" growing conditions enjoyed by them according to the USDA reports. Oh by the way does the USDA control their markets with their reports?

Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:06 AM CSTBrazil's government and truckers reached an agreement to end an eight-day road blockade that has hindered soy harvesting and delivery. But protestors continued to block the passage of trucks across the agricultural interior Thursday morning.

Tue Feb 10, 2015 12:48 PM CSTAbiove raised its Brazilian soybean view to 92.3 mmt. While bucking the trend for lower estimates in recent weeks, the fact that Abiove started from such a low base made the hike less dramatic.

Mon Jan 26, 2015 02:35 PM CSTDry weather allowed Brazil's soybean harvest to progress quickly last week, but a lack of rain is worrying farmers across various parts of the northeast, southeast and center-west.

Fri Jan 23, 2015 02:06 PM CSTA slowdown in the Brazilian economy reduced freight demand and lowered grain transport costs in the second half of 2014, leading farmers to hope for smaller freight jumps when the soybean harvest accelerates over the next couple of weeks.

Thu Jan 22, 2015 01:00 PM CSTSoybean crops across a broad eastern strip of the Brazilian grain belt are in urgent need of rain after a dry first half of January, Agroconsult, a local farm consultancy, said Thursday.

Tue Jan 20, 2015 08:13 AM CSTRainfall has been well below average in January, normally the wettest month, across Brazil's Center-West and Southeast region, causing some soybean crops to suffer. However, heavier rain is forecast from Thursday onwards.